Computer Graphics

General Course Information

Unique Number:

55025

Time:

MW 3:30-5:00

Place:

PAI 3.14

Instructor:

Don Fussell

Office:

ACES 2.120

Phone:

471-9719

Email:

fussell@cs.utexas.edu

Office Hours:

MW 1:00-2:00 pm

TA:

Young-In Shin

Email:

codeguru@cs.utexas.edu

Office Hours:

Friday 12:30-3:30 pm (NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME)

Location:

ESB 229 Desk #1

Required Text

• Interactive Computer Graphics
  A Top-Down Approach with OpenGL
  Fourth Edition
• Author: Edward Angel
• Addison-Wesley
• ISBN 0-321-32137-5

Course Description

Grading

• Exams - 40%
• Projects - 60%
• no other graded homework
• All grading is on a modified curve, in which natural breakpoints between clusters of numerical scores determines letter grade.

Programming Assignments

• Turning in your assignments
• For interactive assignments, please arrange to demo your assignment with the TA after turning in the material.
• To get ready for the first assignment, please look here
• Assignment 1 Due midnight Monday February 12
• Assignment 2 Due midnight Friday February 23
• Assignment 3 Due midnight Friday March 2
• Assignment 4 Due midnight Monday March 19
• Assignment 5 Due midnight Wednesday April 18
• Assignment 6 Due midnight Wednesday May 9

Exams

• First exam: Open book, open notes, March 21. We'll spend the class prior to the exam going over questions about the exam.
  • Sample old exam.
• Second exam: May 2. Again, open book open notes, with a review the class before last.
  • Sample old exam.
  • Another old exam.

OpenGL Resources

• OpenGL home page
• OpenGL Programming Guide (Red Book)
• OpenGL Programming Guide (pdf) (Red Book)
• OpenGL 1.0 Reference Manual (Blue Book)
• OpenGL 2.1 Reference Pages
• GLUT for Windows

Slides